It has been a long road with a move touted for the striker almost every summer and had the deal come two or three years ago I would have thought it was an outstanding move.

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However, after three seasons at Crystal Palace yielded just 43 appearances, most of them off the substitutes’ bench, there are question marks over the one time England international’s fitness.

The striker will be 30 soon and has suffered with hamstring and knee injuries over the last few years, missing 18 months of football whilst at Sunderland after rupturing his cruciate ligament.

Hull City's Fraizer Campbell (Image: Hull City)

However, if the club can keep him fit, everyone knows what he can do and for a free transfer, you would have to say he is worth taking the risk. His impressive goalscoring record of 22 goals in 46 games in the second tier speaks for himself and if he can continue that trajectory of a goal almost every other game he will be a roaring success.

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He tracks back, puts a shift in, plays with a smile, and can play in a number of positions across the front. Leonid Slutsky loves to play a 4-2-3-1 system, meaning should Campbell be seen as a regular starter, he could be moved out wide to accommodate Abel Hernandez.

However, I’m sure I am not the only one who would like to see him partnered with Hernandez. The Uruguayan threatened to build up a real alliance with Oumar Niasse this season and would no doubt love the chance to play as a twosome.

Abel Hernandez endured a miserable Premier League season at Hull City last year (Image: Getty)

He is the only real attacking option to arrive at the club this summer but more are needed if City are to be a real threat this season, particularly out wide.

Jarrod Bowen looks set to play a starring role, but with Kamil Grosicki’s future in the balance, reinforcements are needed.